RE: Are women still the "modern slaves"?
September 29, 2012 at 2:02 pm
(This post was last modified: September 29, 2012 at 2:53 pm by Doubting_Thomas.)
I do feel that sexism is still a problem, one of the big problems in the world with a direct impact on poverty in some places, and various religions are part of the problem (although I'd be careful to blame them for causing the problem). Not sure if the liberation of early 1900s (suffrage etc) is a big part of this as much as you imply - For UK, and other countries I've lived in.
1) unlike in the 1800s, women can work but rarely have high income or are able to buy their own flat
Same for guys. Home ownership is a problem for young couples. No idea of stats but not aware of sexism in this regard.
2) women are still forced or talked into marriage by their parents and rarely follow their personal choice
Not the case, except in minority/immigrant communities.
3) the very existence of desire or sex drive in women is not commonly aknowledged, especially in the more religious, uneducated communities with women masturbating or women watching adult films being taboo
Not the case, although few people of either gender would admit to either masturbating or watching adult movies
4) women are forced into submissive relations at their workplace etc.
Sexism still exists but I wouldn't describe it as submissive, at least in the places I've worked. More a glass ceiling (although this seems to be shifting as a generational thing)
5) women still do most of the housework
Yep. I do wonder whether this is solely sexism, or a genuine gender difference.
6) use a very slave-like set of phrases and mental structures with a lot of "I should" and "I am supposed to" and very rarely "I want"
Don't recognise that
1) unlike in the 1800s, women can work but rarely have high income or are able to buy their own flat
Same for guys. Home ownership is a problem for young couples. No idea of stats but not aware of sexism in this regard.
2) women are still forced or talked into marriage by their parents and rarely follow their personal choice
Not the case, except in minority/immigrant communities.
3) the very existence of desire or sex drive in women is not commonly aknowledged, especially in the more religious, uneducated communities with women masturbating or women watching adult films being taboo
Not the case, although few people of either gender would admit to either masturbating or watching adult movies
4) women are forced into submissive relations at their workplace etc.
Sexism still exists but I wouldn't describe it as submissive, at least in the places I've worked. More a glass ceiling (although this seems to be shifting as a generational thing)
5) women still do most of the housework
Yep. I do wonder whether this is solely sexism, or a genuine gender difference.
6) use a very slave-like set of phrases and mental structures with a lot of "I should" and "I am supposed to" and very rarely "I want"
Don't recognise that
blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” – John 20:26-29
